Readers on historic election

November 06, 2008

Here are several excerpted comments from The Tribune's Web site regarding Tuesday's election. To read more of the comments, and to take part in the discussion, go to www.southbendtribune.com. You can also see Election Day photo galleries from Tribune photographers and Tribune cartoonist Ron Rogers' election sketchbook at our Web site. "Finally, someone who thinks change is a good thing! Now we can stop this war of race we fight among ourselves and become a truly United States. We can rebuild the solid foundation this country was built on and stand tall." From Deanna Miller "Obamanation ! May God bless the USA! We are going to need his help to survive!" From James Thomas "It troubles me that someone who has not even been a mayor, a governor or been in charge of anything is now the president ... Why would anyone want to work hard and better themselves now, knowing that it is going to be taken from them and given to the laziest of America? Change is coming and it's not going to be good. The terrorists who many believe don't exist are cheering the dumb Americans. Watch your back America, the terrorist are coming back." From Jon Webster "Yes, We Do live in a blue state." From Gray Hussein Feather "Well, of course (Barack Obama) won't be able to accomplish all of his promises. No candidate will ever be able to do that, and to do so would be an impossible task. I do think he can get the country moving in the right direction. We turned Indiana blue! Congrats fellow Hoosiers!" From Cali the cable installer "The majority in America has spoken. What a great country we live in. God bless America. What a great speech by (John) McCain, too. After all this time he was gracious and dignified in his words. Despite the negativity during the campaign, I respect how he handled his defeat. I respect how he honestly looked bothered as people in that crowd booed Obama. You could really see how it upset him when they did that. What an even greater speech by our next leader! How moving and inspirational. So long Bush!" From G.K. "Obama won. We have just witnessed the death of our freedom-based Constitutional Republic and the ascension of Marxist secularism. The Communist dictator, Nikita Khrushchev, predicted the Soviet Union would bury us. But America's death has not come about by war or nuclear weaponry. It has come from within." From Midi Noyb